"Then you sit down first, I need to get myself ready quickly," Chen Shunwei said, yawning.
Shen Yanming nodded, drew back the curtains, and sat down on the sofa.
The sofa in the security room faces a window, and you can see the access control area by drawing back the curtains.
Shen Yanming was sitting on the sofa looking at his phone when he heard the sound of running water. After the sound of running water stopped, he heard the sound of washing towels.
Shen Yanming turned his head and saw that Chen Shunwei was actually washing his face with cold water that had just come out of the tap.
"Isn't there hot water? Don't you find it cold?"
After wringing out the towel, Chen Shunwei draped it over the radiator and said, "There's no electricity, so the water heater won't work, and we're not allowed to light a stove here. This is the only solution I could come up with. Once the towel gets warm, I'll take it off and wipe my face."
Actually, it's not usually like this. It's just that today is special; I have to meet someone, and I didn't have time to wait for a call.
"You can keep a pair of rubber gloves here. If you encounter this situation, you can wring out a towel while it's wet, which will reduce the damage to your hands to some extent," Shen Yanming said.
Chen Shunwei sighed, "It's not that I don't want to, but these are items with limited sales quotas. After buying them, I sent them back to my wife. She does the laundry, cooks, and cleans the house, so she needs the rubber gloves more than I do."
I might only need it when washing my face and dusting, and even then, it's not certain. I can always wash up or tidy up after the power comes back on; it's not a big deal.
Shen Yanming really wanted to say, "I have some, I can give them to you!" But he managed to hold it back.
There's nothing special about it; I'm just afraid of giving too much and making people greedy.
Especially things like this, which are a bonus if you have them, but otherwise remain unchanged if you don't.
Chen Shunwei touched the towel; it was hot.
He picked up the towel, turned it over, wiped his face, then threw the towel into the basin, and then put the basin into the sink.
"I don't want to touch cold water anymore. I'll wash the towel after the power comes back on."
Shen Yanming nodded in understanding, and then a beam of light shone in through the window and then went out again.
"A car is coming!" Chen Shunwei had barely finished speaking when he heard two beeps.
"It might be Zeng Yiming who's here." Shen Yanming said as he walked out, with Chen Shunwei following closely behind.
As the two walked to the entrance of the residential area, they saw a man jump off a small truck.
The person who arrived was Zeng Yiming.
"Dude, I'm here!" Zeng Yiming strode forward and gave Shen Yanming a big hug.
Perhaps because he hadn't had any worries lately, Zeng Yiming was full of energy and enthusiasm.
After exchanging greetings, Shen Yanming introduced Zeng Yiming, "This is Chen Shunwei, the man I told you about. He's a very insightful and capable friend."
Zeng Yiming extended his right hand and said, "Hello, I am Zeng Yiming. I have often heard Yanming mention your name. Today I finally meet you in person!"
Chen Shunwei was somewhat flattered and quickly stepped forward to shake hands, "Not at all, I'm just an ordinary security guard. But you, I've often heard Mr. Shen mention you. I've recently started a small business thanks to you two, and my brothers and I are very grateful to you."
Zeng Yiming chuckled, "Don't say that. We're helping each other and achieving a win-win situation!"
Seeing that the other person was so approachable and not arrogant, Chen Shunwei breathed a sigh of relief. "Yes, yes, you're right. Someone like me, who isn't very cultured, wouldn't be able to say something so philosophical."
Zeng Yiming was amused by Chen Shunwei. What kind of education did he have? He just graduated from an ordinary university. He wasn't any better than others. Besides, academic qualifications aren't that important these days.
However, he could sense Chen Shunwei's restraint, which probably meant he wasn't very confident about buying goods from him, hence his statement.
Shen Yanming interrupted their pleasantries and said, "It's chilly outside, let's go inside and talk."
"Yes, yes, yes, look at my brain, I didn't even realize it. Mr. Zeng, please wait a moment, I'll open the door for you right away!" After saying that, Chen Shunwei took out the access card from his pocket, swiped it on the reader, and the door opened.
Zeng Yiming nodded, returned to the driver's seat, and drove the small truck inside.
Although this was Shen Yanming's friend, and Chen Shunwei knew him, he still registered according to the visitor procedure.
After the registration was completed, Shen Yanming told Zeng Yiming to lean against the radiator to warm up.
Zeng Yiming waved his hand, "No need, no need. The air conditioning was on the whole way, so it wasn't that cold. But it's really nice here. I don't even have heating in the Southern Province!"
Shen Yanming joked, "Why don't you move your whole family to Haishi?"
“No, I’d rather not. My family is used to living in Nanshi, and their connections are all in Nan Province. I won’t be able to get by in Haishi!” Zeng Yiming said.
Shen Yanming smiled and didn't force him, because he knew that household registration transfer was not so easy now, since it involved the issue of land allocation.
Looking around, Shen Yanming saw that it was already getting light outside. He turned to Chen Shunwei and said, "Let's move the goods while there are fewer people around. You decide whether to put them in the security room or somewhere else."
Chen Shunwei thought for a moment and asked, "How much stock do you have?"
Zeng Yiming pointed to the small truck outside, "Almost half the truck bed is full!"
Chen Shunwei hesitated for a moment, then decided to tell the truth, "If there's a lot of goods, I'd like to keep some for myself and let my family go out to exchange them for grain. This is my personal selfish reason; I promised to take the brothers with me..."
"It's okay, this is normal. You were the one who found the way for them in the first place."
Shen Yanming patted Chen Shunwei on the shoulder and said, "If that's really what you're thinking, then take the things back before everyone comes out, so you don't get caught and it doesn't look good!"
Chen Shunwei nodded gratefully, and Zeng Yiming also said, "Next time you order goods, please report the individual and group orders separately, and I will have the driver deliver your order directly to your home."
"But I'll skip it today. It's getting late, and the car is already inside the residential area. Going out now would make me too conspicuous."
Chen Shunwei thought it made a lot of sense and nodded, saying, "Okay, let's unload the goods here first. I'll call my dad and tell him to come over on his electric bike as soon as possible."
"Sure, who knows, we might not have finished unloading our stuff by the time Uncle arrives," Shen Yanming said with a smile.
Chen Shunwei picked up his phone and went to the side to make a call. Seeing Zeng Yiming's curiosity, Shen Yanming explained in a low voice, "His home is very close to here. It takes less than ten minutes to get here by electric bike."
"Oh, that's great. Electric bikes are so quiet, much more convenient than my little truck. Looks like next time I'll skip delivering to his house."
"You'd better call and ask, just in case you come over during the day next time."
After Chen Shunwei finished his call, the two stopped talking.
Then the three of them carried dried fruit from the small truck into the security room.
Sack after sack, even in the dead of winter, the three of them were sweating profusely from exhaustion.
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